When to plant sweet alyssum in Newdegate
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late AprNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to late AprNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to late AprNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to late AugNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to early OctNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to early OctNewdegate area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to early OctNewdegate area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Newdegate. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A low carpet of tiny honey-scented flowers that feeds hoverflies and tiny parasitic wasps, two of the best aphid and caterpillar hunters. Edge your beds with it, or tuck it between lettuces and brassicas. Flowers most of the year in Adelaide.